After a lifetime of service to Bedford County, former Delegate Lacey Edward Putney has permanently left the county. He died Saturday morning, Aug. 26, at the age of 89.

Putney was a Big Island native, growing up in a family with tight finances.
“We were a poor family, but everybody else was, so you didn’t think of yourself as poor,” commented his brother, Macon Putney.

Virginia State Police Trooper T. C. Fairburn is investigating a fatal crash which occurred on August 21, 2017 at 8:58 a.m. on Route 834, at its intersection with Route 253 in Bedford County.
A 2008 Saturn Astra was traveling west on Route 834 when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
The driver was identified as Paula Cox Wood, 64, of Lynch Station, VA. Wood was not wearing her seatbelt and died at the scene, according to a report from the State Police.

On August 4, 2017, Investigators with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office assigned to the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce (SOVA-ICAC) began investigating a case involving the solicitation of Child Pornography.

On August 1, 2017, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for an unknown adult male found inside of a Bedford County residence. The male had exited the home prior to arrival of Deputies and Investigators with the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce (SOVA-ICAC), according to a report from the Bedford Countyo Sheriff's Office.

Madison Martin has already accomplished a lot and she has big plans for the future.

And she’s only 15.
This summer Madison was named as the American Junior Paint Horse Association Youth Member of the Year. A rising sophomore at Jefferson Forest High School, she is also interested in politics and plans to start a Young Republicans Club at the school this year.
One day, she plans to hold public office.